diff --git a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
index 462859a3..7ec1409 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/async-thread.c
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
 				if (!list_empty(&worker->pending) ||
 				    !list_empty(&worker->prio_pending)) {
 					spin_unlock_irq(&worker->lock);
+					set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 					goto again;
 				}